Thursday, 29 May 2014

Current Doctor Who
showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC thought about
finishing Doctor Who when David Tennant quit his role as the Doctor.

Steven who was speaking at a Q&A session at the Hay Festival in Wales told the audience:

"David owned that role
in a spectacular way, gave it an all-new cheeky sexy performance and
became a national treasure. And he didn't do it instantly, he did it
over time. So the idea that Doctor Who could go on at all in the absence
of David was a huge question, I didn't realise how many people thought
it wouldn't succeed at all. That was quite terrifying when I found out
about it later.

I think there were plans maybe to consider ending it. It was Russell saying, you are not allowed to end it."

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Room 101 host Frank Skinner is the latest name confirmed to guest star in an episode of the new series of Doctor Who this Autumn.

Skinner
says: "I love this show. I subscribe to Doctor Who Magazine, I've got a
TARDIS ringtone, a five-foot cardboard Dalek in my bedroom and when I
got the call saying they wanted me to read for the part, I was in the
back of my tour bus watching episode three of The Sensorites. I am beyond excited."

He is currently touring the UK with his stand-up show Frank Skinner: Man In a Suit, alongside presenting the Saturday Morning Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. Skinner previously appeared in the one-off Doctor Who 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.

Steven
Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, says: "It's no secret that
Frank's been pitching vigorously to get into Doctor Who for a while.
He's been volunteering to be "third monster on the left" as long as I've
been in this job. But now, in Jamie Mathieson's sparkling script, we
finally have a part that can showcase all of Frank's famous wit and
charm. Hopefully he'll get out of my garden now."

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Around five are understood to have been completed and a source on the
show says that Capaldi looks on course to “make one of the best Doctors
ever”.

RadioTimes.com understands that the storylines have started from "the
bottom up” with Capaldi’s Doctor having a clean slate of storylines
with little reference to his predecessors.

"He is his own man – very distinctive," said the source.
The further good news for fans is that the chemistry between Capaldi and Coleman is said to be “sizzling”.

“He is the oldest Doctor and there is a sense he is more distanced
from his assistant, more of a mystery He is perhaps less a mate, and
someone she looks up to. She has to try and gauge him – but dramatically
it’s very satisfying and onscreen they work very well together.”

Friday, 9 May 2014

Matt Smith has admitted that he is a little envious of Peter Capaldi after he heard exactly what Steven Moffat has cooked up for Series 8 of Doctor Who.

Speaking at the recent Calgary Expo panel, Smith said: “I rang Steven Moffat up the other day and found out everything about the new series. It sounds really good! I was really jealous actually.”

Smith said that he has felt the odd tinge of regret since his departure: “You never really think you’re going to leave and then it comes and you’re like ‘Oh no. What am I doing? Why have I left?’ There’s a lot of that.” doctorwhotv